Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Eastern Martial Duke

Sima Dan 司馬澹

Attested AD 300

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Sima Dan was an Eastern Martial Duke. It is not yet established whether this person is the same as similarly named people in other chapters.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 300 十二月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 53, passage 63

Career and standing

Forward General 前將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 63

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 3 passages

於是使尚書和郁持節，解結為副，及大將軍梁王肜、鎮東將軍淮南王允、前將軍東武公澹、趙王倫、太保何劭詣東宮，廢太子為庶人。 Thereupon Minister He Yu was dispatched with insignia, with Xie Jie as deputy, together with General-in-Chief Sima Rong, Prince of Liang; Eastern Garrison General Sima Yun, Prince of Huainan; Forward General Sima Dan, Duke of Dongwu; Sima Lun, Prince of Zhao; and Grand Guardian He Shao. They went to the Eastern Palace to depose the crown prince as a commoner.

澹以兵仗送太子妃王氏、三皇孫于金墉城，考竟謝淑妃及太子保林蔣俊。 Dan escorted Crown Princess Wang and the three imperial grandsons to Jinyong under armed guard, and interrogated Consort Xie and the crown prince’s Lady Baolin Jiang Jun to death.

又遣澹以千兵防送太子，更幽于許昌宮之別坊，令治書御史劉振持節守之。 She further sent Dan with a thousand troops to escort the crown prince, moving him to a separate compound of Xuchang palace under Supervising Secretary Liu Zhen with insignia.